This cold weather bites! And the right to speed irregardless of any humans
Its the beginning of September for God’s sake, it should still be warm, thankfully supposedly it will be warm here tommorow, its dropped into the thirties the past couple nights.
I think I mentioned on here, my town being famous for the dumbass who drove his motorized bar stool drunk. He ended up pleading no contest and now his ex wife is suing him for proceeds from the sale of the bar stools apparently he hasn’t been keeping up on child support.
Also we recently got speed and redlight cameras here. We have a road that is like the Indy 500, it goes thru town, its clearly posted 35miles per hour but prior to these cameras you’d been hard pressed to find anyone doing that or even 40. Since the cameras and the $100 tickets they issue, we have become famous again.
Apparently some people are appalled that they are getting tickets for doing 46 to 50 in a 35mph zone. How dare they get caught, by the camera. One lady said she didn’t realize the speed had dropped from 50 to 35mph. Uh hello there are 2 signs warning your ass that speed drops ahead, then there are numerous signs stating 35mph.
People got hit by multiple tickets because like I stated it is the INdy 500 and they have the right to go thru town as fast as they can if there are no cop cars in sight.
NOw I am no saint. I do go anywhere from 3 to 8mph above the speed sometimes, more so not really paying attention because I’m keeping up with traffic. People who feel they can speed as fast as they want thru town are boycotting the town because how dare they have to go the speed.
Well you know what who cares. If there were 30 cops up and down the damn road they would be so busy stopping speeders that all robbers and rapists and murderers could have a field day here. I mean come on! Driving is a privelage(sp) not a God driven right.
And just because you have said license does not give you free reign not to at least attempt to obey the damn traffic laws to some extent. I mean I watched some a$$hole go thru a clearly red light and almost hit a woman in her van with her kids.
Red means stop, not lets see how fast I can go and miss hitting anyone.
Ok I’m off my soapbox now, just getting tired of all the letters to the darn editor from people appalled they got caught speeding, I mean when I’m caught I pay my ticket and try to correct my lead foot.
I did work out today, just a bodyweight workout and some cardio.
Made a note to stay away from scale for a while, its just so aggravating sometimes.
September 1, 2009 at 1:22 pm
And if you were a cop, "I pity the fool….."…..LOL. You’d be merciless with that pin scratching out tickets & telling speeders just what you think of them.
The Terminator’s back in full swing!
September 1, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I loathe small towns that don’t have a highway around them. I didn’t want to drive through a little town in the first place, build the freaking thing around the outside rather than through the center of town. Grrr. But then the little town wouldn’t nab extra tourism … and extra speeding ticket money, would they?
September 1, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I want to be a cop just so I can give out tickets for moving violations. I’d be stopping people constantly here in town.
September 1, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I’m with Shannon… I’d love to be able to pull over all of the morons on the road who piss me off!
September 1, 2009 at 2:38 pm
The town I live in has red light cameras. I got caught once. Following a semi in a 2 seater tbird. By the time I saw the light it was red because of the semi in front of me obstructing the light and being tailgated by a SUV. Believe it or not I protested and got off. The judge and I reviewed the tape, I was 5 car lengths behind the semi in a 45 zone. If I had hit the brakes I would have been rear ended.
Couldn’t see the light because of the semi.
The judge agreed with me and let me off without a fine. But got a lecture.
But I agree about the speeders, I guess they have some sort of special license that permits them to do that. I also ride a Harley and most people have no respect for motorcycles. Once while doing 65 on the interstate a woman swerved in front of me almost hitting me to make an exit. I hit the brakes, she made the exit then smiled at me and gave me the finger. If she would have hit me there is a good chance I would be dead right now.
September 1, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Yes I’d be writing me some tickets, and I would let people off when necessary, I’ve been behind a semi and not been able to see the light either, glad you got off.
There are highways around the town, people just like cutting thru it.
September 1, 2009 at 3:25 pm
i always got posted with the ‘dick’ when on patrol. The kind that would pull you over if he even scented that you went over by a half mile.
It was always easier to park where cars can see you and watch them slam their breaks. Gives them the whole ‘Im watching you’ in their heads.
Since, I just scream at people while on my bike. And give the finger.
September 1, 2009 at 3:30 pm
See when I’m alone I flip people off, I have to mind my P’s and Q’s when the kiddo is with me, lol.
September 1, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I could never be a traffic cop in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Idiot drivers are so plentiful here, you would really, really be busy.